FBI's 2023 Internet Crime Report Highlights Alarming Trends on Ransomware

Mar 11, 2024 9:12:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The specter of cybercrime continues to grow, with losses soaring to $12.5 billion in 2023, according to the recently released Internet Crime Report by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint ...

New Research: Spike In DNS Queries Driving Phishing and Cyber Attacks

Mar 6, 2024 2:24:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New analysis of DNS queries shows material growth in phishing, malware and botnets and offers insight into how many threats the average person experiences.

Chicago Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Phishing Scheme

Mar 6, 2024 2:24:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A 30-year-old man from Chicago, Joseph Alexander Valdez, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for conducting a Snapchat phishing scheme that victimized more than 700 women, CBS ...

Microsoft and OpenAI Team Up to Block Threat Actor Access to AI

Mar 5, 2024 9:46:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Analysis of emerging threats in the age of AI provides insight into exactly how cybercriminals are leveraging AI to advance their efforts.

Phishers Abusing Legitimate but Neglected Domains To Pass DMARC Checks

Mar 5, 2024 6:45:26 AM By Roger Grimes

A recent great article by BleepingComputer about domain hijacking and DMARC abuse reminded me that many companies and people do not understand DMARC well enough to understand what it does ...

Phishing Kit Targets the FCC and Crypto Exchanges

Mar 5, 2024 6:43:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Lookout have discovered a sophisticated phishing kit that’s targeting employees at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as well as employees of cryptocurrency ...

Cybercriminals Sent 1.76 Billion Social Media Phishing Emails in 2023

Mar 1, 2024 12:52:46 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As social media phishing reaches new heights, new data reviewing 2023 shows a massive effort by cybercriminals to leverage impersonation of social media brands.

Email-Based Cyber Attacks Increase 222% as Phishing Dominates as the Top Vector

Mar 1, 2024 12:52:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Analysis of the second half of 2023 shows attackers are getting more aggressive with email-based phishing attacks in both frequency and execution.

Phishing Campaign Targets Mexican Taxpayers With Tax-Themed Lures

Feb 28, 2024 2:25:59 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is targeting users in Mexico with tax-themed lures, according to researchers at Cisco Talos. The phishing emails direct users to a website that attempts to trick them ...

When Threat Actors Don’t Have a Viable Email Platform to Phish From, They Just Steal Yours

Feb 28, 2024 12:21:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New analysis of a phishing campaign shows how cybercriminals use brand impersonation of the platforms they need to compromise accounts and takeover legitimate services.

Credential Theft Is Mostly Due To Phishing

Feb 28, 2024 12:21:10 PM By Roger Grimes

According to IBM X-Force’s latest Threat Intelligence Index, 30% of all cyber incidents in 2023 involved abuse of valid credentials. X-Force’s report stated that abuse of valid ...

Emails Are Responsible for 88% of Malicious File Deliveries

Feb 27, 2024 9:50:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Emails are still the most common delivery method for malicious files, according to Check Point’s Cyber Security Report for 2024.

Swiss Government Identified 10,000 Phishing Websites Impersonating 260 Brands

Feb 26, 2024 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Attacks targeting Swiss residents increased 10% last year, according to newly-released data that shows a growth in not just phishing attacks, but brand impersonation at purely a national ...

Nearly One in Three Cyber Attacks In 2023 Involved The Abuse of Valid Accounts

Feb 23, 2024 9:02:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Thirty percent of all cyber incidents in 2023 involved abuse of valid credentials, according to IBM X-Force’s latest Threat Intelligence Index. This represents a seventy-one percent ...

Data Breach at French Healthcare Payment Processor Puts 20 Million Policyholders at Risk

Feb 23, 2024 9:02:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A single account being phished caused millions of French healthcare policyholder records to be breached.

QR-Code Attacks Target the C-Suite 42 Times More than Standard Employees

Feb 21, 2024 3:23:36 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

QR-code attacks leveraging QR-codes are kicking into high gear and becoming a common method used in phishing attacks, according to new data from Abnormal Security.

Anyone Can Be Scammed and Phished, With Examples

Feb 21, 2024 3:23:29 PM By Roger Grimes

I recently read an article about a bright, sophisticated woman who fell victim to an unbelievable scam. By unbelievable, I mean most people reading or hearing about it could not believe ...

Malware Delivered Through Phishing Surges 276%

Feb 21, 2024 3:23:19 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at VIPRE Security observed a 276% increase in malware delivered by phishing between Q1 and Q4 of 2023.

[INFOGRAPHIC] KnowBe4’s Learner App by the Numbers

Feb 21, 2024 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The KnowBe4 Learner App enables your users to complete their security awareness and compliance training conveniently from their smartphones and tablets.

State-Sponsored Threat Actors Targeting European Union Entities With Spear Phishing Campaigns

Feb 19, 2024 4:01:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Numerous state-sponsored threat actors frequently launched spear phishing attacks against European Union entities last year, according to a new report from the EU’s Emergency Response ...

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